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Three Nationals win Silver Sluggers

Source: MLB.com, Nov 8 2012, 10:03pm CST

Desmond had a breakout season and earned All-Star status, hitting .292 with, 25 homers, 73 RBIs and 21 stolen bases. Desmond also led all big league shortstops in home runs, slugging percentage (.511) and OPS (.845). Desmond became the second Nat ...

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Padres Pregame: Brach optioned before game

Source: San Diego Union-Tribune  |   May 18 2013, 6:42pm CDT

The Padres optioned right-handed reliever Brad Brach to Triple-A Tucson Saturday afternoon before hosting the Washington Nationals at Petco Park (5:40 p.m.) in the third game of a four-game series. Brach, 26, was sent to Tucson as ...

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5 hours ago

Phil Wood: It’s time for baseball to use technology to make sure umps get it right

Source: Baseball Think Factory  |   May 18 2013, 4:46pm CDT

This brings us back to balls and strikes, and the case of minor league ump—and big league fill-in—John Tumpane. Tumpane was behind the plate May 12 when the Nationals played the Cubs. Tumpane is a Triple-A guy who’s called up when a regular ump has a day ...

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27 weeks ago


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"This year I put my faith [in God] and said, 'Hey, use my athletic ability whatever way you want. Hopefully, I can glorify you.' It's been great ... That really took a lot of pressure off my shoulders. Going 0-for-4 wasn't so bad. I realized it's part of the process. I'll bounce back from it, and you must learn from that stuff."


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7 hours ago

Washington Nationals Rewind: Nats Survive Late Scare; Adam LaRoche, Chad Tracy And Drew Storen Come Through

Source: Federal Baseball  |   May 18 2013, 2:11pm CDT

The Washington Nationals took a 5-3 lead into the ninth and after a one-out "error" by Ryan Zimmerman on a Chris Denorfia grounder toward short, the home team rallied to tie it at 5-5 with three straight two-out singles off Nats' closer R ...

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7 hours ago

Burch Shows Improvement, But Huston is Streets Behind in Padres' Extra-Inning Loss

Source: Gaslamp Ball  |   May 18 2013, 1:54pm CDT

It was a hard fought game last night, but the Padres were unable to follow through in the end, dropping the second game against the Nationals and failing to tie up the series. After a thrilling 9th inning rally by San Diego against Rafael ...

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19 hours ago

Adam LaRoche is heating up

Source: The Washington Post  |   May 18 2013, 2:47am CDT

(Patrick McDermott / Getty Images) In his actions, Adam LaRoche traffics in stillness. He stands in the batter’s box with the intensity of a shopper browsing tabloids in the checkout line. He possesses an abiding passion for hunting, a main requireme ...

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20 hours ago

Nationals vs. Padres: Chad Tracy hits pinch homer in 10th inning to salvage a win for Washington

Source: The Washington Post  |   May 18 2013, 1:47am CDT

SAN DIEGO — Having watched his franchise third baseman make another error and his team fritter away a victory, Manager Davey Johnson looked to the Washington Nationals bench. From a group of pinch hitters who had flailed all season ...

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20 hours ago

Tracy's 10th inning shot sends Nationals over Padres

Source: CBS Sports  |   May 18 2013, 1:06am CDT

SAN DIEGO -- Chad Tracy has two hits in 18 days. The last one cleared the veteran's troubled mind. Tracy's heroics at Petco Park negated a blown save by Nationals closer Rafael Soriano, who gave up two runs with two outs in the ninth. It mad ...

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21 hours ago

Nationals get the win over Padres in 10 innings

Source: Sports Illustrated  |   May 18 2013, 12:37am CDT

LaRoche and Harper look to continue their success against the Padres and help the Washington Nationals beat them again on the road Friday night. LaRoche has a .322 career average at pitcher-friendly Petco Park, going 9 for 23 with five doubl ...

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21 hours ago

Tracy HR beats Street, Padres

Source: San Diego Union-Tribune  |   May 18 2013, 12:36am CDT

Pinch-hitter Chad Tracy hit a two-out home run off Padres closer Huston Street in the top of the 10th Friday night to lead the Washington Nationals to a 6-5 victory over the Padres before 29,898 at Petco Park. Tracy’s drive into the right field s ...

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